Browsing Tag: Fashion

Hair! (not the musical)

An honest, frank and uncensored account of one woman's decision to stop removing her hairs and her ensuing experiences. (note: contains raw language)
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'I Heart Turbans': Sikh student's apparel designs spark inter-faith dialogue

If the spheres of fashion and religion seem disparate and distant, it is 22-year-old Jagmeet Sethi's Connecticut-based apparel company TurbanInc that has brought the two seemingly distinct worlds together.
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A decision on the razor's edge

"We have seen that it is a major issue," she said. "When men say, 'Oh, I keep my hair so it's OK if my wife doesn't, because my kids will still do it,' that's such a sad thing to hear guys say."
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The Turban Makes a Fashion Comeback, Again

WEARING a turban demands confidence. You have to believe, truly believe, in your look. You have to commit — it’s a turban, after all.
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Amidst dance and music, Sikhs crown new "Mr. Singh"

On October 29, the Sikh community in Mumbai came together and cheered for brawny hunks from across the country at Shanmukhananda Hall in Sion, where they participated in Mr Singh India, a fashion show for Sikh men.
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Islamic head scarves ("Hijab") take fashion cues

Atik said she is inspired by risk-takers such as Alexander McQueen, the late avant-garde designer with an eye for shock value. "I feel he says it's really OK to be different," Atik said while taking a coffee break in Los Angeles' Fashion District.
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Kesh, pride and attachment

I went to cut my hair and add some color. Must say I had some mixed feelings about the cutting of hair, I had a pretty big discussion with myself about the kesh-thing, but then I thought why try to be someone you are not?
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Unshaven Women: Free Spirits or Unkempt?

Bojana Anglin, 33, who grew up in the Bronx and Yonkers, said that her hairy legs had never stood in the way of a fling or relationship. She is now a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley
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Turban goes trendy in click class

Singh isn’t king without his turban — that’s the message going out to young Sikhs who are shunning the traditional headgear to flaunt a trendy head of hair.
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Indian turban makes it big in German fashion

In a first of its kind, a turbaned Indian American Sikh named Sonny Caberwal who is in India these days, has become the international face of the prestigious German men's magazine GQ.
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